Boarhound
any of various large dogs, especially a Great Dane, used originally for hunting wild boars.
Historical Examples
It Never Can Happen Again William De Morgan
It Never Can Happen Again William De Morgan
The Tangled Skein Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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